The Tailored Sweater Method (the beginning of Tidewater Cardigan)

 Above, the left back shoulder.

 

Above, the right back shoulder.

Below, the two back shoulder pieces joined with newly cast-on stitches for the middle of the back.

 A close-up of the shoulder seam with front and back joined.

Now with the left and right fronts added as well.

I've had a really hard time picking up the stitches for the shoulder caps (along the selvedge edge), even after going over the Tips and Techniques portion of The Tailored Sweater and watching knitting videos on how to pick up said stitches, does anyone else have a better tutorial? (And by better, I suppose I only mean "something that will make sense to my brain".) The front and back shoulder pieces flow together seamlessly (yes, I know there's actually a seam underneath for stability, but look at that close-up picture and look at how pretty that is) and I can't wait to see the finished results.

As it is, I think it will be time to start introducing yarn from the middle skein soon. Because you know, three differently colored skeins of the same color is kind of a disaster, but something you always have to deal with when knitting sweaters (or at least I apparently, have to deal with, see Imogen).